St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and your child to the St Thomas' Catholic Primary school, which is part of the St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas' Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put St Thomas' Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas' Catholic Primary School are Great Wood Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 100% maths); Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement); Cheadle Primary School (2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 55% maths); and Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 73% maths).

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Thomas' Catholic Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Cross Keys PH (opposite), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and bicycle theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, St Thomas' Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas' Catholic Primary School are Painsley Catholic College (1.8 miles) and The Cheadle Academy (1.8 miles).